Ex Cazenove trader faces insider dealing charge

Malcolm Calvert is accused of exploiting inside information about planned takeovers in which Cazenove was involved

Brave is best in troubled times

Does Hector Sants not know that to call a decision 'brave' is to imply that it is probably misguided and possibly suicidal?

FSA says slowdown is entering third stage

Britain's financial regulator told companies to check whether their business models can withstand the economic downturn

Credit Suisse's return to black causes cheer

Credit Suisse's investment banking division swung back into profit as the Swiss bank comfortably outperformed rival UBS

US markets falter as home sales fall

The Dow Jones drops 280 points after worse-than-expected readings on home sales painted a gloomy picture of the economy

First water fund listing in London raises $100m

Aqua Resources has joined the LSE to invest in projects involving water recycling and waste treatment

FSA reforms will breach annual cost targets

Hector Sants admits implementing improvements following the regulator's failings at Northern Rock will raise costs

Credit Suisse powers back into the black

Swiss bank shares jump 7% as it recovers from shock first-quarter loss sparked by toxic debt investments

Canadian fund admits moneysupermarket talks

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan's proposal was rejected and it says there is no current intention of making an offer

New home loans slump by two thirds in a year

Banks approved 21,118 mortgages in June, 23 per cent lower than May and 67 per cent lower than June 2007

Talk of BBVA approach boosts HBOS underwriters

Dresdner Kleinwort and Morgan Stanley, left with £2.5 billion of unsold cash-call stock, welcome bank's share price rise

Approach spurs Moneysupermarket.com shares

Interest in price comparison website seen as latest indication that interest in British financial services is returning

London is costly, but Tokyo is worse

Moscow tops the list of the world's most expensive locations for third year running and London has lost its second spot

Three-way division on interest rate

Markets and economists startled by hardline committee member's call for immediate action in fight against inflation

Bush backs deal for Fannie and Freddie

U-turn could allow the Government to insure up to $300 billion of refinanced mortgages and provide $3.9 billion in aid

Bush agrees to back Fannie and Freddie

President drops opposition to a Housing Bill that would pave the way for a bailout of US’s stricken mortgage industry

'Wall Street got drunk' says Bush

The President is caught unaware on camera explaining that Wall Street got drunk and is now suffering from a hangover

UBS faces New York lawsuit

The US Attorney is preparing civil securities fraud charges relating to the bank's role in the auction rate securities market

Moneysupermarket rejects bid approach

Shares in the price comparison site rise 45%, adding £150m to its market value after it admits receiving an approach

Tempus at Lunchtime

New Northern Rock chief ... MPC split on interest rates ... Vodafone undervalued ... Daily Mail shows strength